Human trafficking

The former professional kickboxer and his brother Tristan were detained on Thursday for an initial 24 hours alongside two Romanian suspects, prosecutors from ...

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Tate, along with his brother, were detained yesterday in the Ilfov area north of Romania's capital Bucharest.

She said the claims are "funny, but no". Photographs published by Romanian media outlets appeared to show Tate being led away in handcuffs by masked law enforcement officers. Bolla said the decision wasn't final and that all four suspects have already appealed the extension, which is unlikely to be heard in court before next week.

Romanian prosecutors are seeking to hold Tate, a self-described misogynist, and brother Tristan for up to 30 days. One alleged victim was American.

“It was a hard job gathering all the evidence” in the months-long investigation, Bolla said. Bolla confirmed that the Tates were legally in the country and said the investigation started in April after the U.S. Authorities said that the victims were coerced into participating in pornography for distribution on social media and that one of the suspects twice raped a victim in March. His fans refer to him as the “king of toxic masculinity.” Tate has tweeted that people who are raped “bear some responsibility” and argued that women are the property of their husbands. A spokesperson for the brothers declined to comment on whether they had been detained. Bolla denied that this played a role in the detention or its timing. The Tate brothers were expected to be at the court in Bucharest. (Tate reportedly said what occurred was consensual.) The other five alleged victims were Romanian and Moldovan. The Tates’ detention came after police executed five home search warrants, police said. Prosecutors are seeking to send the suspects to trial.